I'm also excited about Rockne & his partner, at least they look well matched like G&G were, similar coloring (could pass for brother & sister), great difference in height perfect for Rockne to be able to lift her (pray that she doesn't grow any more!), et al. Only thing I'm a bit perturbed about are her shoulders, she hunches them up
naturally, which concerns me when it comes to aethetics in pairs, but heck I've seen so many pairs do well that don't even come close to the perfection of G&G that this shouldn't be a problem on the world scene.
The pair that won look good, but my gosh she wears way tooooo much make-up, she's going to look like an old wrinkled raisin by the time she's in her 30's if she doesn't stop tanning & wearing all that gunk on her face. But good for them for winning, and earning it by all accounts!
Still, American pairs look all the same to me, nobody stands out in either looks or athletic ability, except maybe Rockne & Mary Beth. Also, though Donlan & Speroff are the best looking pairs out there, they need to up their tech. difficulty & speed, and I'm not sure they can. Still, what they do do is GORGEOUS!!!! I have both of their programs bookmarked on my faves!
These teams do have limitations internationally, and very few teams scored that well even with the inflated Nationals scoring. But on this day, who cares 
...I thoroughly enjoyed watching the competition. I thought the race for 2nd was going to be even closer once Evora/Ladwig had mistakes on the throw and the lift, but that 2A sequence must have really hurt Denney/Barrett. 
CONGRATULATIONS, GRETCHEN & ANDREW, ON FINISHING 7TH (moved up 2 spots!) AT YOUR FIRST SENIOR NATIONALS!!!!
As far as Yankowskas is concerned, we don't know if she goes tanning, or just has a spray tan, or is just wearing a lot of makeup (she always wears a lot of eye makeup). What does it even matter? Her skating was lovely enough that all this other trivial stuff really doesn't matter.
